Goblin Kingdom – Volume 1 Chapter 28: That Which Should Be Protected

[Goblin] Gi Ga
The goblin in that estranged group that was with the protagonist when he defeated an orc. He is currently a noble class, the highest amongst the protagonist’s subordinates. He prefers to use the spear.

[Goblin] Gi Gu
The former leader of the village. He was pressured by the protagonist in his goblin noble form, and was added to his subordinates. He uses the long sword, and is relatively smart for a goblin rare.

[Goblin] Gi Gi
Known as a beast warrior, a goblin with the ability to tame beasts.
He evolved while hunting spear deer with the protagonist.
He prefers to use the axe. His goblin class is rare.

[Goblin] Gi Go
A goblin with many wounds on his body. The food of his horde was stolen by the gray wolves, so he made a decision to follow the protagonist. He is the most experienced amongst the goblin rares. His weapon is a curved katana.

[Goblin] Gi Za
The druid goblin rare that recently joined them.
Chapter 27: That Which Should Be Protected

The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes were Reshia and my subordinates. Reshia looked like she was about to cry at any moment, and my goblin subordinates looked deathly worried.

Looking around me, I saw that we were still in front of the cave. The fangs that were sunk into me during the fight, however, were no longer there on my shoulder. The wound was also being closed at a frightening rate… What an absurd healing power, I thought.

I waited for the wound to finish closing before standing up, but I still tottered.

Anemia, I suppose…

Wryly smiling, I shook my head, and confirmed my surroundings. Then I asked Gi Ga, “Gi Ga, how much time has passed since then?” To which he replied, “I ordered Gi Gi to run as soon as I could, so not much time has…”

At his reply, I looked up. The dazzling sun above us was yet to set. Then Reshia’s complaining voice reached my ears, saying,

“Mr. Gi Gi overworked his beasts just to carry me here, you know? So you should thank Mr. Gi Gi. And you should thank Mr. Gi Ga as well, because if it wasn’t for his quick thinking, it might’ve been too late to save you!”
“Oh, right. Sorry for worrying you,” I curtly replied.

Then I placed my hand over her head to stop her from giving a longwinded sermon.

“T-T There’s no way I’d be worried for you,” she argued.

Ignoring her, I went ahead and thanked Gi Gi for a job well done.

“Gi Gi, good job. Go ahead and spoil your beasts,” I said.

Then Gi Gi bowed, and I thanked Gi Ga next.

“You too, Gi Ga. You saved my life.”
“Don’t mention it,” he replied.

Then after thanking him with a nod, I called out to Gi Go who was currently looking at the cave.

“Has anyone entered the cave?” I asked.
“…No one has entered,” he replied, a hint of worry in his voice as if bracing himself for rebuke.

Shaking my head to his misunderstanding, I said,

“That’s not it. Rather you did a good job holding back.”

It’s better to keep people from entering rashly so as to prevent unnecessary sacrifice after all. But although that decision might’ve been clear as day, for Gi Go who must’ve been feeling eager to go in because of his history with the wolves, it might not have been the easiest decision to make. Yet despite that, he actually managed to make the right call. That’s something worthy of praise.

Then reporting the damages incurred from the fight, Gi Za spoke.

“Few have died in this battle. That three-man cell you taught us… it’s pretty good.”

It’s more or less thanks to luck though, I thought.

“Well then…”

Compensating the blood I’ve lost comes first. After that come the cave.
So grabbing the entrails of the severed gray wolf, I took a mouthful of it, grinded it under my fangs, and then swallowed it. Then I said,

“Hmm… This much should be fine.”

As the surrounding people stared at me, I ordered them to enter the cave.

“Gi Za, pick three elites amongst the druids,” I ordered.
“You mean two others aside from me, right?” he replied, showing that ever so confident smile of his.

As the goblins bowed toward me simultaneously, I took another bite out of the wolf’s entrails.

I need to make up for the lost blood.

Unfortunately, I can’t think of any other method aside from this. Well, it’s still better than nothing.

Then suddenly, Reshia objected, saying,

“You’re not thinking of going into battle again, are you?”

I couldn’t help but smile wryly at those objecting eyes of hers as I said back,

“If I don’t finish off the gray wolves here, more of my subordinates will die. Besides, I’m not one to let opportunities slip by.”
“ ‘Destiny knows no mercy for those that fail to take the chances they are given’… It’s a divine tale of old; I’m surprised you know this.”
“I don’t. I’m just using my head. You know… in order to survive that is.”
“Did I just hear you call me stupid?”
“Oh? You’re aware? That’s great. That means there’s still hope for you.”

10 thoughts on “Goblin Kingdom – Volume 1 Chapter 28: That Which Should Be Protected”

I expected a fight to get the litter, but seems he was able to just walk in and get them, that's fairly anticlimactic. Will be interesting to see how they're raised, or by whom they're raised. Thanks for the chapter as always, always enjoy reading tmpg and gk.

This is quite a good web novel, Re:monster started pretty interesting but soon became pointless with the MC being ridiculously powerful but this has a very good development with constant tension and growt plus the actual feeling of a society, it has the promise of a planned story and also the release speed is quite something